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www.publichealthlawcenter.org 20Lower-Potency Hemp Edibles & Cannabis: Minnesota City Retailers <br />(G) Proximity to youth-oriented facilities. No lower-potency hemp edible retailer may be located <br />within [ 1,000 ] feet of a youth-oriented facility, as measured by the shortest line from the <br />property line of the space to be occupied by the proposed licensee to the nearest property line <br />of a youth-oriented facility. <br />(H) Proximity to other registered lower-potency hemp edible retailers or cannabis retailers. No <br />lower-potency hemp edible retailer may be located within [ 2,000 ] feet of any other existing <br />registered lower-potency hemp retailer or registered cannabis retail business, as measured <br />by the shortest line from the property line of the space to be occupied by the applicant for <br />a lower-potency hemp edible registration to the nearest property line of the existing lower- <br />potency hemp edible retailer or registered cannabis retail business. <br />(I) Cannabis retailer distance restrictions. <br />(1) No registered cannabis retail business may be located within 1,000 feet of a school as <br />measured by the shortest line from the property line of the space to be occupied by the <br />proposed retail establishment to the nearest property line of a school. <br />(2) No registered cannabis retail business may be located within 500 feet of a day care, <br />residential treatment facility, or an attraction within a public park that is regularly used by <br />minors, including a playground or athletic field, as measured by the shortest line from <br />the property line of the space to be occupied by the proposed retail establishment to the <br />nearest property line of a daycare, residential treatment facility, or attraction within a <br />public park that is regularly used by minors. <br /> Provisions that exceed state law <br />Local Restriction of the Location of Cannabis Retailers <br />State law allows local jurisdictions to set specific minimum distance requirements between the <br />location of cannabis retail businesses and schools, daycares, residential treatment facilities, and <br />attractions within parks that are regularly used by children. (Minn. Stat. § 342.13 (c)). The language <br />here reflects the language in state law. There is not a similar provision in state law limiting the <br />local jurisdictions’ authority to restrict the location of lower-potency hemp edible retailers so <br />there are separate provisions at paragraphs (G) and (H) above prohibiting those businesses from <br />locating within 1,000 feet of a youth-oriented facility and requiring minimum distances between <br />cannabis and lower-potency hemp retailers. The above restrictions do not restrict the location of <br />September 2024